How to Calculate Your RAI Score

Students can calculate their RAI score to see if they qualify for automatic admission

The Board of Regents for Iowa's public universities established a metric for assessing college applicants who had graduated from an Iowa high school. The Regent Admission Index (RAI) combines four factors that admissions departments use as predictors of undergraduate success (ACT or SAT test score, high school rank, high school cumulative grade-point average and number of core courses completed). Beginning with applicants for fall 2009, students with an RAI of at least 245 and the minimum number of required high school courses qualify for automatic admission to Iowa State University, the University of Northern Iowa and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at the University of Iowa.

Instructions

1. Double your ACT composite test score. Follow the conversion table to find the equivalent ACT composite if you took the SAT.

2. Calculate your percentile class rank. Subtract your class rank from the total number of students in your graduating class. Divide the difference by the total number of students.

3. Multiply your grade point average by 20. Write down the result.

4. Count the number of core courses you completed. Add .5 for each semester of English, mathematics, social studies, foreign language and science you completed. Multiply the result by five.

5. Add together the value of twice your ACT test score, your percentile class rank, your GPA multiplied by 20 and the number of core courses you completed times five. The result is your unofficial RAI score. If it is over 245, you might qualify for automatic admission.

References

• Iowa State University: Freshman Admission Requirements
• University of Iowa: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Admissions Requirements for First-Year Students
• Board of Regents State of Iowa: Admission to Iowa's Regent Universities: Regents Admissions Index

Resources

• Board of Regents State of Iowa: Definitions and Additions